Manusmriti [sanskrit]

by Ganganatha Jha | 1920 | 23,875 words | ISBN-10: 8120811550 | ISBN-13: 9788120811553

This is the Sanskrit text of the Manusmriti, which is a collection of verses dealing with ‘Dharma-Shastra’—the ancient Indian science of Law, Spritual life, Politics and Ethics.. The edition of this text is based on Ganganatha Jha’s translation of the same text.

Verse 8.209

रथं हरेत् चाध्वर्युर्ब्रह्माऽधाने च वाजिनम् ।
होता वाऽपि हरेदश्वमुद्गाता चाप्यनः क्रये ॥ २०९ ॥

rathaṃ haret cādhvaryurbrahmā'dhāne ca vājinam |
hotā vā'pi haredaśvamudgātā cāpyanaḥ kraye || 209 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.209 is contained in the book Manusmrti (Sanskrit and English) by Ganganath Jha. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.209). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ratha, Vajin, Vajina, Hota, Api, Ashva, Udgatri, Udgata, Capin, Capya, Capi, Ana, Anas, Kraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “rathaṃ haret cādhvaryurbrahmā'dhāne ca vājinam
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse cādhvaryurbrahmā'dhāne*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vājinam -
  • vājina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vājina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vājinā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vājin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “hotā vā'pi haredaśvamudgātā cāpyanaḥ kraye
  • hotā* -
  • hotā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vā' -
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • hared -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • aśvam -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
  • udgātā -
  • udgātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    udgātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • anaḥ -
  • anas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kraye -
  • kraya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
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